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Moving Coil Volt/Ammeter, by Elliott Brothers, Mid 20th Century

Inventory Number 12827


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.12827

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation in 2003.
Primary inscriptions
'No155546 / VOLT-AMMETER'
Physical material
Glass
Leather
Plastic
Metal
Object type
Electronic instrument
Dimensions
Height: 63mm Width: 116mm Depth: 184mm
Inventory No
12827
Accession Number
2003-11

Description

An ammeter is used to measure the current in a circuit. This has 4 metal terminals reading 3, 15, 30 and +; it has 3 plastic terminals reading 3, 15, 30. There is a knop labelled 'Press for Volts' The dial is glass face and reads 0-15 in increments of 5.